Massachusetts Pain Initiative

Professional Pain Education

Create and conduct an annual education program for healthcare professionals involved in pain care
Bring together regional and national experts from a variety of healthcare disciplines and policy makers to speak about different pain conditions, therapies, and policies
Speaker topics are based in part on feedback from healthcare professionals about what they would like to learn more about
Create and manage other programs to meet specific needs of healthcare providers

NEXT CONFERENCE (WEBINAR FORMAT): Thursday, October 13, 2022

Identify policies that limit the delivery of effective and necessary pain care to patients and hinder their healthcare providers
Work with state and federal policy makers to provide important information and perspective from healthcare providers and pain patients
Work with key policy makers to sponsor or support expert commissions, legislation, regulations, and improvements to access and insurance coverage for appropriate pain care

Provide updated pain knowledge and information through various types of communications
Support the delivery of pain knowledge through our professional education and policy initiatives

One article represents the formal CDC comments about the new draft guidelines; the other reflects on the harm of under treatment of serious pain.

Article summarizing what has and has not changed in the proposed versus the original 2016 guideline

The draft guidelines are open for public comments until April 11, 2022 with final guidelines expected in late 2022.

MassPI advocates for legislation to remove non-opioid barriers to pain management.

WHAT YOU CAN DO — Make a Difference with your knowledge, skills, and experience
WHAT YOU GET — Rewarding Experience
START BY SIGNING UP — Receive updates on major news, events, or new policy developments
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